Halloween [1] may be over, but let's take the time to reflect on how this year brought out Hollywood's creativity! Fun costume parties brought out stars in awesome costumes, especially our favorites: pop-culture-inspired Halloween costumes [2]. It's fun to see how real people (albeit real, beautiful people) interpret characters from movies and TV, and there were some particularly rad costumes. Check them out!
— Additional reporting by Nick Maslow
Sources: Instagram [3] and Wireimage/Stefanie Keenan [4]
Dolly Parton
Miley Cyrus [5] channeled her country roots with a Dolly Parton costume [6].
Princess Leia
Sarah Michelle Gellar [7] channeled Princess Leia from the Star Wars franchise.
Michael Jackson
We overdosed on cuteness, thanks to Beyoncé as Janet Jackson [8], and Blue Ivy as Michael Jackson [9].
Mario and Luigi
Cara Delevingne and Kendall Jenner went as Mario and Luigi.
Snake Plissken
Twilight [10] star Kellan Lutz [11] honored Snake Plissken, Kurt Russell's character from Escape From New York.
YouTube Star Miranda Sings
Hailee Steinfeld was dead-on with her impersonation of YouTube star Miranda Sings at the JustJared Halloween [12] party.
Justin Bieber
Kaley Cuoco was pretty spot-on with her Justin Bieber getup.
Beyoncé
Brad Goreski was downright FIERCE in his imitation of Beyoncé's "On the Run" costume.
Madonna
Paris Hilton [13] showed how much she loves Madonna [14] with her "Like a Virgin"-era look.
Sandy From Grease
Jenny McCarthy [15] rocked Sandy's final look from Grease.
Mary Katherine Gallagher
Natalie Morales nailed Mary Katherine Gallagher's signature pose.
The Blues Brothers
The Today gang all rocked Saturday Night Live [16]-inspired getups. Here's Al Roker and Lester Holt as the Blue Brothers.
Mom Jeans
Meredith Vieira, Savannah Guthrie, and Jenna Bush Hager channeled SNL's classic "Mom Jeans" skit.
The Spartan Cheerleaders
Anchors Tamron Hall and Willie Geist were SNL's Spartan cheerleaders.
Pat
It's Pat! Matt Lauer dressed as the classic SNL character.
Wayne and Garth
Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb paired up as Wayne and Garth.
Kenny Powers
Bryan Greenberg let the foul words fly as the HBO character, commenting, "You're f*cking out."
Elsa From Frozen
Good Morning America's Robin Roberts was Frozen's icy queen for the show.
Maleficent
Good Morning America's Amy Robach channeled the Disney villain.
Austin Powers
Ed Sheeran went shagadelic for his costume.
Ethel from American Horror Story: Freak Show
Lance Bass hung out with a pal dressed up as Ethel from American Horror Story [17]: Freak Show.
Top Gun
Siblings Mark and Samantha Ronson had a very Top Gun Halloween [18] warmup.
Annie
Modern Family's Sarah Hyland played Annie, while her pal was Miss Hannigan.
Annabelle
Courteney Cox [19] looked to a recent horror movie for inspiration: she's creepy doll Annabelle!
Joan and Don From Mad Men
Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan went all out on Live! [20], dressing up in several Halloween [21] costumes.
Orange Is the New Black Characters
Like the OITNB gang!
Peter Pan and Captain Hook
Ripa and Strahan appeared as the iconic storybook characters.
Game of Thrones
Strahan and Ripa also posed as Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen.
Maria From The Sound of Music
Ripa dressed up as Maria from the musical classic.
Maria From The Sound of Music
And so did Strahan!
Taylor Swift From the "Shake It Off" Video
Ripa donned a ballerina costume for the singer's huge music video.
Another "Shake It Off" Moment
Then Strahan joined her for another video scene.
Downton Abbey
And Downton Abbey characters!
Daisy From Downton Abbey
Ripa rocked yet another Downton character's look.
Jack from Big Trouble in Little China
Zach Braff [22] dressed up as Kurt Russell's character in the 1986 movie — then proceeded to pose with Russell himself.
King Kong and Ann Darrow
CaCee Cobb and husband Donald Faison dressed up as the movie ape and his intended victim.
Uncle Rico
Chace Crawford [23] nailed the look of Napoleon Dynamite's Uncle Rico.
Cher and Greg Allman
Cindy Crawford [24] and Rande Gerber opted for throwback Cher and Gregg Allman costumes.
Lt. Dangle
Audrina Patridge [25] went goth in a see-through ensemble, and her boyfriend, Corey Bohan, was Lt. Dangle from Reno 911!
Minnie Mouse
Paris Hilton [26] made her Minnie Mouse sexy, of course.
Dorothy Gale
George Clooney [27]'s ex-girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis went all out as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz and brought her own Toto along.
Batman
Jonathan Bennett got animated as Batman.
Batman, Batgirl, and Robin
Perrey Reeves and her buddies were superheroes.
Vincent Vega and Mia Wallace
Matthew Morrison [28] and new wife Renee Puente dressed up as Vincent Vega and Mia Wallace from Pulp Fiction.
Princess Fiona
Sexy Arrow star Colton Haynes went for an elaborate costume as Shrek's leading lady, Princess Fiona.
Raoul Duke
JC Chasez went as Raoul Duke from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Spider-Man
Joey Fatone's baseball cap was part of his Spider-Man costume.
Riff Raff
Pretty Little Liars [29]' Julian Morris achieved the balding look for his costume for Riff Raff from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The Joker
Revenge's Ashley Madekwe dressed for a party as Heath Ledger [30]'s Joker from The Dark Knight.
Magenta
Kelly Osbourne didn't skimp on her costume for Magenta from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Batman and Friends
Neil Patrick Harris [31]'s whole family donned Batman and villain costumes! How badass is NPH as the Riddler?
Margot Tenenbaum
Kelly Osbourne also dressed up this year as Gwyneth Paltrow [32]'s character from The Royal Tenenbaums.
Lucy and Ricky Ricardo
Demi Lovato [33] and Wilmer Valderrama [34] were so cute as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo from I Love Lucy.
White Chicks Characters
Iggy Azalea was really committed as a character from the movie White Chicks [35].
Catwoman
Laverne Cox imitated Eartha Kitt's incarnation of Catwoman.
Harry and Lloyd From Dumb and Dumber
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita had a classic comedy-couples costume at the JustJared Halloween [36] party.
Kit From A League of Their Own
Debra Messing [37] won our hearts with her costume inspired by the '90s baseball classic.
Commissioner Gordon From Batman
Ben McKenzie paid homage to his Gotham character by dressing up as the older version of him.
The Godfather
Vito Schnabel dressed up as Vito Corleone, Marlon Brando's character from The Godfather.
Two-Face From Batman
Nolan Gerard Funk was classic Batman villain Two-Face.
Zoolander
Joe Jonas [38] gave us his best "Blue Steel" as the male model.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Rihanna [39] and a gang of girlfriends dressed as the comic book characters.